PowerShell/docs/check-admin.md
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Script: *check-admin.ps1*
========================
This PowerShell script checks if the user has administrator rights.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./check-admin.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./check-admin.ps1
Yes
```
Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Check for admin rights
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script checks if the user has administrator rights.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./check-admin.ps1
✅ Yes
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
if ($IsLinux) {
# todo
} else {
$user = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
$principal = (New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal $user)
if ($principal.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Administrator)) {
"✅ Yes"
} elseif ($principal.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Guest)) {
"⚠️ No, guest rights only"
} else {
"⚠️ No, normal user rights only"
}
}
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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